An enormous-hearted Lanarkshire enterprise is pledging to match all donations to the world’s Maggie’s most cancers caring centre for the following three months.
Tunnock’s is bringing again its Caramel Wafer problem, which is able to see funds raised by supporters of the Airdrie-based charity between August 1 and October 31 being doubled by match funding of as much as £50,000.
Now employees and volunteers are asking the group to get behind them as they search to boost the utmost quantity on supply to help their busy programme of recommendation, workshops and courses.
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This 12 months’s Caramel Wafer problem would be the third time the confectionery agency, led by Sir Boyd Tunnock, has doubled donations to Maggie’s Lanarkshire to help with their work in supporting individuals with most cancers and their family members.
Talking on behalf of the Tunnock household, Sir Boyd mentioned: “I do know that the type individuals of Lanarkshire threw themselves behind this problem in earlier years and I stay up for seeing how individuals reply to the problem.
“We're more than happy to have the ability to help the superb work of Maggie’s Lanarkshire as they've come by the previous few tough years, persevering with to ship their great programme of help to assist individuals reside properly with most cancers.”
Centre head Lorrie Cameron instructed how the earlier profitable match-funding partnerships “galvanised the beneficiant communities of Lanarkshire” and mentioned: “We’re extremely grateful that Sir Boyd Tunnock is as soon as once more supporting us.
“We all know that his beneficiant pledge was so warmly obtained by these we help, their households and the broader group final time, who appeared to race in opposition to the three-month clock to assist elevate some huge cash.
“Maggie’s Lanarkshire depends completely on voluntary donations from people and corporations to allow our skilled staff to have the ability to present our distinctive specialist most cancers help, psychological help and advantages recommendation for everybody who wants it – and by doubling each penny, we’ll have the ability to present this to twice as many individuals.”
Donations will be made on-line quoting “Caramel Wafer matched giving problem”, and will also be handed in at Maggie’s Lanarkshire.
The cancer-caring centre is situated within the award-winning Elizabeth Montgomerie constructing within the grounds of Monklands Hospital, the place it has first opened its doorways in 2014.
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